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CO2 or compressor?
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lee
Debbie's Servant
Walmart carries several Slime pumps but I never see the one in the silver case.
I bought mine at a auto parts store.
wbrownell9
New member
I think they don't make that one any more. The littlest one only has a 6" hose and doesn't have a quick-connect but it's the one that comes in the zippered case (for twice the price!). The next one up has a longer hose and quick-connect but is larger. They both use cigarette lighter plugs, not the Battery Tender pigtail. The discontinued Slime pump was a contender (I have one and it suits my purpose fine) but it doesn't look like they make anything I'd want to buy now.
lee
Debbie's Servant
That's too bad, it was a good pump you could buy for $20 to $30.
Most of the the remaining ones on ebay are selling for over list price.
Found this one for $18.64 shipped.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Slime-12V-...053578?hash=item261199dd4a:g:-roAAOSw5wNcSu8P
Looks like I forgot to hit submit earlier this morning
I also saw the Pep Boys ad.
manitou_commando
Member
I bought the smallest Harbor Freight compressor and pried off the case to make it smaller. That and my Plug-It kit fit nicely in the tail section of my R100RS. Though I used it a couple of times to see how long it took to get up to 32psi (several minutes), it has never been needed in all the years I have had it.
zimmermanj
JimZim
I have an older Slime pump (with SAE plug) - it's large, but moves a good bit of air and fills a tire pretty quickly. I use a coaxial to SAE adapter and power it off the coax cable that normally runs my heated gear (cable is run off an Eastern Beaver PC8 fuse block, bypassing the CANbus).
FYI, with the key on and the starter button in the "on" position you can display the air pressure readings from the TPM sensors on the computer of an F800GT and use that to set your pressures while the pump is running - no air pressure gauge needed. Might work with other BMWs too.
FYI, with the key on and the starter button in the "on" position you can display the air pressure readings from the TPM sensors on the computer of an F800GT and use that to set your pressures while the pump is running - no air pressure gauge needed. Might work with other BMWs too.
CyclePump
Not the cheapest, BestRest Cyclepump is the best. I've had mine for over 10 years, with multiple bikes. No kidding, it's worth the investment over chopped down cheaper options. I use it on the road and in the garage, and wouldn't leave home without it unless my fading memory dictated otherwise. YMMV if you don't carry one.
Not the cheapest, BestRest Cyclepump is the best. I've had mine for over 10 years, with multiple bikes. No kidding, it's worth the investment over chopped down cheaper options. I use it on the road and in the garage, and wouldn't leave home without it unless my fading memory dictated otherwise. YMMV if you don't carry one.
Now you have! Works great. Sounds like that may be all it works great for. Lol. Guess I’ll look at the bestrest website!
I ran across a post on advrider where the guy used co2 to seat the bead abd the pump to inflate...of course that defeats the purpose of carrying one tire inflation system.
